The Talking Parcel
- Studio
- Cosgrove Hall Productions
- Distributor
- Thames Television
Synopsis
Penelope encounters a mysterious talking parcel on a beach. Inside is the chatty, pushy Cockney Parrot, who whisks the small girl off on a perilous adventure to rescue an old wizard from the clutches of the evil cockatrices.
Characters
Parrot, Hortense the Flying Train, Ethelred, Chief Cockatrice, Oswald the Sea Serpent, Duke Wensleydale, Junketbury, H.H., Penelope, Werewolf
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Brian Cosgrove
Producing
- Producer
- Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall
Writing
- Writer
- Rosemary Anne Sisson
- Based On The Novel By
- Gerald Durrell
Voices
- Voice
- Freddie Jones (Parrot), Mollie Sugden (Hortense the Flying Train), Roy Kinnear (Ethelred), Windsor Davies (Chief Cockatrice), Michael Hordern (Oswald the Sea Serpent), Harvey Ashby (Duke Wensleydale), Edward Kelsey (Junketbury, H.H.), Lisa Norris (Penelope), Peter Woodthorpe (Werewolf), Raymond Mason, Daphne Oxenford
Animation
- Animator
- Keith Scoble (Animation Director)